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Border Town

Border Town

Restore the former glory of Border Town in an open-world sandbox RPG set in a fantastical realm. Explore the world, craft tools and weapons, cultivate fields, and socialise with your neighbours while dealing with dark forces that threaten to destroy everything you have built.

Released Sep 11, 2025 Developer GoHoGames Publisher 2P Games Platforms Windows Early AccessAdventureOpen WorldSandboxFarming Sim
View on Steam ↗ $14.99 (US · as of 2026-09-26)

What players say

Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-02 · quoted reviews as of 2026-05-14.

79.5%positive307 reviews
Recommended · 2 found this helpful

“I just finished the game and unlocked every Steam achievement before writing this review. Honestly, it was a really refreshing experience. I’ve played a lot of farming RPGs and I was starting to get tired of the usual Stardew-style pixel farming formula. This one actually feels…”

— a player, Steam review · 95 hrs played
Recommended · 0 found this helpful

“While I'm leaning towards a thumbs up on this one, I'm a bit torn. I love a lot of aspects of it -- the art, building a town, recruiting people to come there... but it just started to get repetitive. Managing your stamina and food gets a bit old. I think, at some level, it boils…”

— a player, Steam review · 13 hrs played
Not recommended · 0 found this helpful

“Not recommended for purchase unless discounted by at least 40% or more The concept is interesting, I always like to play this kind of games but the implementation and execution of this particular one is.. hmm. UI glitches and lack of QoL mechanics for easy gameplay are a few…”

— a player, Steam review · 8 hrs played
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Player activity

Monthly average concurrent players. Live data self-collected from the Steam API · history through 2026-07 via SteamCharts.

207all-time peak
0 100 200 2026 106 avg · Jan 2025

Achievement stats

Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-09-26.

42achievements
10.7%median completion
1.8%rarest: The King of Beasts
85.0% of players 64.6% of players 60.2% of players 52.5% of players 46.3% of players 45.6% of players 37.5% of players 37.2% of players 24.4% of players 22.7% of players 20.8% of players 19.7% of players 19.2% of players 18.9% of players 16.5% of players 15.4% of players 14.1% of players 13.5% of players 12.4% of players 12.2% of players 11.4% of players 10.7% of players 9.3% of players 9.2% of players 8.8% of players 8.6% of players 8.4% of players 8.4% of players 8.2% of players 7.4% of players 6.9% of players 6.9% of players 5.6% of players 5.4% of players 4.8% of players 4.6% of players 4.5% of players 3.3% of players 2.6% of players 2.4% of players 1.8% of players 1.8% of players 85.0% 0% most earned rarest
Almost everyone has
85.0%Infrastructure construction — Placed a simple workbench
64.6%soul mate — Hatching the first pet
60.2%Become an adventurer — Obtain the Adventurer Ring
Rarest badges of honor
1.8%The King of Beasts — Collect all pets
1.8%Forging Master — Forge the Golden Star Paladin Sword/Golden Star Monster Hunting Blade
2.4%Alchemist — Produce Venus Big Bottle Life Potion and Venus Big Bottle Strength Potion

Price tracking

US-region pricing (USD), sampled twice daily by our own tracker since 2026-08-12. Steam prices vary by region — always confirm your local price on Steam.

$14.99current · sampled 2026-09-26 21:12 UTC
$8.99lowest since tracking began2026-08-19
US14.99 USD
EU14.79 EUR
UK12.79 GBP
Australia21.95 AUD
Canada19.49 CAD
Japan1,700 JPY
Brazil46.99 BRL
China48.00 CNY

Regional prices at last sample, in local currency — Steam sets each region's price independently.

China≈$7.2 Brazil Japan Canada US Australia EU UK≈$17

Cheapest → most expensive, converted to USD at ECB reference rates (2026-09-25). Relative comparison only.

$0 $10 $20 08-12 08-21 08-30 09-08 09-17 09-26

Latest official news

Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.

Sep 13, 2025
Fix bug

Fix the bug where the task of repairing and rebuilding Shiguang Village gets stuck due to the early demolition of the damaged idol.

Sep 12, 2025
"Border Town" Version 1.0 Officially Launches Today!

Dear adventurers, After extensive testing and polishing, we've rolled out multiple updates based on your valuable feedback. Our open-world sandbox RPG "Border Town" version 1.0 is now officially avail

May 07, 2025
Version 0.9.2 Update

1.Revamped the initial tutorial quest flow. 2.Adjusted some quest hint texts. 3.Optimized and adjusted UI layouts and visual effects. 4.Newly unlocked recipes now have a red dot notification. 5.NPCs n

Mar 14, 2025
Version 0.9.0 Update

1.Fixed miscellaneous bugs. 2.Added post-demon-statue-destruction boss challenges (unlocked after completing the Goblin Camp quest and Ardibold’s Dragon Slayer mission). Bosses: Armored Rhino, Wyvern,

Feb 28, 2025
Version 0.8.1 Update

1.Farmer NPCs now automatically collect crops. 2.Added more room type recognitions: Dining Room, Recreation Room, Luxury Bedroom. 3.Adjusted the effects of the Floating Monster Totem. 4.Fixed a bug wh

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Screenshots

Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.

Facts & details

From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-14.

GenresAction, Adventure, Casual, Indie, RPG, Simulation
Player tagsEarly Access · Adventure · Open World · Sandbox · Farming Sim · RPG · Building · Survival · Action-Adventure · CRPG · 2D · Top-Down (SteamSpy community voting)
FeaturesSingle-player · Steam Achievements · Partial Controller Support · Steam Cloud · Family Sharing
LanguagesEnglish, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Japanese
Achievements42
Minimum system requirements (PC)

Minimum: OS: Window10 Processor: Intel I3 Memory: 2 GB RAM Graphics: Integrated Graphics Storage: 512 MB available space